From the Spiritual Discourses of

Param Pujya Sant Shri Asaramji Bapu

The Secret of
Eternal Youth

Vital Energy is the essence of Your Body.

Preservation of it is the key to longevity of youthfulness.

CONTENTS
1. The Secret of Eternal Youth
2. What is Brahmacharya ?
3. Brahmacharya is the supreme penance
4. Preservation of semen gives life
5. How is semen formed ?
6. Modern medical opinion
7. The cause of magnetic personality
8. Story of a gardener
9. Sex for progeny - A natural plan
10. Don't be misled
11. Significance of Self-Control
12. Psycho-analysis -created by abnormal Freud
13. Suicidal arguments
14. Frequency of copulation
15. Experience of King Yayaati
16. Example of King MuchKunda
17. Victims of bad habit
18. Arjuna & Angarparna
19 What is Brahmacharya ?
20. Ways to preserve Seminal energy
(i) Simple living
(ii) Moderation in diet
(iii) Bathing the genital organ
(iv) Asanas and physical exercises
Padapaschimottanasana
(v) Early rising
(vi) Eschew intoxicants
(vii) Seek Satsang or Good Company
(viii) Cultivate good will
(ix) Practise tribandha Pranayama
When the Neem tree (Margosa) moved...
(x) Change the angle of vision
Arjuna and Urvasi
(xi) Read good spiritual books

21. Miracles of Preserving Seminal Energy

Grandsire Bhishma and the great Abhimanyu
The cause of Prithviraj Chauhan's defeat
22. Swami Ramatirth's survey
23. A word of caution to the youth
24. Evil effects of Masturbation
25. An experiment done in U.S.A.
26. Suppression or sublimation
27. Experiences of sublimation through grace
28. How to give up Masturbation ?
29. Sublimation of sexual energy
30. Techniques for Conservation of Seminal Energy
Technique
Another technique
Herbal aid to celibacy
Use of Gum
Tulsi (ocimum sanctum): A miraculous herb
A Mantra useful in celibacy
31. Is the woman the gateway to hell
32. Our Experiences - The miracle of darshan of a saint
33. Our Experiences - Experience of divine grace abroad
34. How to ward off anger ?
35. Some memorable statements

The Secret of Eternal Youth

"The body is the soul's instrument to perform righteous actions."

All spiritual disciplines are performed through the body. If the body is weak and sickly, the mind
becomes similarly afflicted. To attain success in any enterprise, it is essential that both the body
and the mind are healthy and function in harmony and synchronicity. That is why an aged person
is unfit to undertake Sadhana (spiritual discipline). The unbridled gratification of desires over the
years drains away mental, vital and physical energies. Even if such a person possesses a strong
will power, his body would not assist him. On the other hand, sadly, today's Youth, in spite of
having the physical ability to proceed on the path of Sadhana, are distracted by the objects of
sense indulgence and fall a prey to carnal pleasures. Not appreciating the prime importance of
sexual energy, they recklessly fritter it away through sensual indulgence, a folly that would later
become a matter of life-long repentance for them.
Many young people, who are badly perturbed, come to me for guidance and help. They open up
their hearts before me. They confess that through uncontrolled sexual indulgence they have lost
mental, vital and physical energies with the result that their mind becomes sluggish, will power is
lost and the body becomes languid and sickly. They live a miserable life seeing no way to
redemption. They lament that, for them, Self-realisation will remain a distant dream and that they
have somehow to drag along the remaining part of the life, aimlessly.
Throughout history, great sages, saints, and seers have stressed the paramount importance of
celibacy for leading a noble and sublime life. A person lacking in self-restraint and self-discipline
can never make progress in any worthwhile endeavor nor can he be of any service to the society.
A society made up of such people is unable to make any material or spiritual progress. Such
degenerated societies disintegrate in the long run.

What is Brahmacharya?
First of all, let us understand the meaning of Brahmacharya.
'Yajnavalkya Samhita' states:

"Brahmacharya is abstaining from all kinds of Maithuna or sexual enjoyment forever, in all places
and in
all conditions- physically, mentally and verbally."
The great sage Vyasa said:

'To abandon the pleasure gained through the sexual organs by restraint is defined as celibacy."
Lord Siva said to Goddess Parvati,
"O Parvati! What is there on this earth which cannot be accomplished if one has control over his
sexual fluid?" That is, all powers reside at the divine feet of the Enlightened Urdhvareta (one who
is able to sublimate his sexual energy through the practice of yoga). In fact, Siddhis (divine
powers) become his facile servants. Such a Sadhaka can attain Self-Realisation within a short span
of time. Even the gods (deities) have attained immortality through Brahmacharya".

"The gods have conquered death by Brahmacharya and penance. Indra, the King of gods, has
attained a still higher status, through the self-discipline of Brahmacharya."
(Atharva veda : 1. 5. 19)

Brahmacharya is the supreme penance

Lord Siva said:

"Celibacy alone is the supreme penance. Of course, other penances (such as keeping fast and
silence etc ... ) are good in their place, but they are all inferior to Brahmacharya. That Urdhvareta
saint who has done penance over the restraint of the sexual organ is not a human-being but God."

Brahmacharya is also hailed in Jain scriptures.

"Brahmacharya is the supreme penance."

Preservation of semen gives life

Semen is found in a subtle state in all the cells of the body. Just as the buttermilk is thinned after
the butter is removed, so also, semen is thinned by its wastage. The more the wastage of semen,
the more the body deteriorates and weakens. The preservation of semen is the secret of good
health and longevity, and of all success in the physical, mental, intellectual and spiritual planes. He
who has even a little bit of Brahmacharya will tide over a crisis of any disease very easily. One who
follows Brahmacharya strictly is usually not afflicted by any disease. That is why, in scriptures, it is
said:

"Death is hastened by letting out semen from the body. Life is saved and prolonged by preserving
it. Semen is the real vitality in men. It is the hidden treasure in man."
"There is no doubt that people die prematurely by letting the semen out of the body; knowing this,
the Yogi should always preserve semen and lead a life of strict celibacy."
- Siva Samhita
In Jain Scripture, it is said,

"Of the myriad vices, lust is the worst."

(Dasa Vaikalika Sutra : 6.17)
'Atharva Veda' declares:

"Celibacy is the supreme religious observance."

After Dhanvantari, founder of Ayurveda (Herbal Medical Science) taught all details about this
science, his students enquired about its keynote (essence). In the reply, master asserted," I tell
you that Brahmacharya is truly a precious jewel. It is the one most effective medicine-nectar
indeed-, which destroys diseases, decay and death. For attaining peace, brightness, memory,
knowledge, health and Self-realisation, one should observe Brahmacharya, the highest Dharma,
the highest knowledge, greatest strength. Of the nature of Brahmacharya is verily this Atma and in
Brahmacharya it resides. Saluting Brahmacharya first, the cases beyond cure, I cure, Aye'
Brahmacharya can undo all the inauspicious signs."
All the sages, saints and founders of religions have sung the glory of celibacy.
The great Yogi Gorakhandtha, chanting in praise of semen has said,

"As a fair lady grieves due to separation from her beloved, so does an ascetic (Yogi) due to his
separation from his semen."
"By the power of the composure of the semen, one will become just like Myself."
- Lord Siva

How is semen formed?

According to Ayurveda, from the digested food chyle is formed. Out of chyle comes blood. Out of
blood comes flesh. Out of flesh comes fat. Out of fat comes bone. Out of bone comes marrow. Out
of marrow comes semen. Conversion of Dhatu at every step takes a period of five days. Thus
semen is the last Dhatu that is formed out of food. It takes approximately 30 days and 4 hours to
complete this cycle. Scientists believe that an intake of 32 kgs. Of food produces 800 Gms. of
blood, which in turn forms only 20 Gms. of semen. Now, you can see how precious the semen is!

Modern medical opinion

Eminent European Medical experts also support the statements of the Yogis of India. Dr. Nicole
says, "It is a medical and physiological fact that the best blood in the body goes to form the
elements of reproduction in both the sexes. In a pure and orderly life, this matter is reabsorbed. It
goes back into circulation ready to form the finest brain, nerve and muscular tissues. This vital
fluid of man carried back and diffused through his system makes him manly, strong, brave and
heroic. If wasted, it leaves him effeminate, weak and physically debilitated and prone to sexual
irritation and disordered function, a wretched nervous system, epilepsy and various other diseases
and death. The suspension of the use of the generative organs is attained with a notable increase
of bodily, mental and spiritual vigour."
If the spermatic secretion in man is continuous, it must either be expelled or be reabsorbed. As a
result of the most patient and preserving scientific investigations, it has been found that whenever
the seminal secretions are conserved and thereby reabsorbed into the system, it goes towards
enriching the blood and strengthening the brain.
Dr. Dio Louis thinks that the conservation of this element is essential to strength of body, vigour of
mind and keenness of intellect. Another writer Dr. E.P. Miller says : "All waste of spermatic
secretions, whether voluntary or involuntary, is a direct waste of the life-force. It is almost
universally conceded that the choicest element of the blood enters into the composition of the
spermatic secretions. If these conclusions are correct, then it follows that celibacy in life is
essential to man's ultimate well- being."

The cause of magnetic personality

According to Dhanvantari, the sexual energy is transmuted into Ojas or spiritual energy by pure
thoughts. It is called sex sublimation in western psychology. Sublimation is not a matter of
suppression or repression, but a positive dynamic conversion process. It is the process of
controlling the sex energy, conserving it, then diverting it into higher channels and finally
converting it into spiritual energy or Ojas shakti.
Ojas is the cause of attractive personality. If you see any person who is outstanding in his works,
whose speech is impressive and thrilling, has lustrous eyes and a magnetic aura on his face and
awe-inspiring (charismatic) personality, be sure that he has stored up Ojas in his brain. This stored
up energy can be utilised for divine comtemplation and spiritual pursuits (Self-realisation).

Assuming that an ordinary man consumes 32 kgs. Of food in 40 days, yielding 800 Gms. of blood,
which in turn will yield only 20 Gms. of semen over a period of one month. A person will be able to
accumulate about 15 Gms. of semen in 30 days. And one-month accumulation of semen is
discharged in one sexual intercourse!

Story of a gardener
Once there was a gardener. He spent all his time, energy and wealth in developing a floral garden.
In the garden varieties of multi-colored flowers were grown. He gathered the flowers and extracted
a wonderful perfume. And what did he do next? He poured the perfume into a sewer.
Don't you think that only the gardener is foolish? Most of us are like the stupid gardener. The
semen accumulated in the body over a period of 15 to 20 years up to our early youth, plus what
we go on collecting in cycles of 30 to 40 days that could have been transmuted into Ojas to give
bodily strength, vigour and radiance, is dissipated for enjoying fleeting sexual gratification. Thus
many of us are not less stupid than the gardener of the story. Certainly the gardener would have
not repeated the mischievous action after knowing his folly through someone's instructions, but
the people are repeating their folly of sex-indulgence over and over again (even after getting
instructions from scriptures and saints). For a momentary pleasure a person falls a prey to the
sexual act blindly driven by passion. After the heat of the passion has subsided, a person feels
drained of all energies. The energy that is wasted during one sexual intercourse, tantamount to
the energy that is spent in physical labour for 10 days or the energy that is utilized in mental work
for three days. Still one repeats the same folly without realizing that it does not provide lasting
happiness. On the contrary it results in terrible harm to health and wastes the precious vital fluid
accumulated over a period of 30 to 40 days.

Sex for progeny -A natural plan

The sexual degradation that has overtaken mankind today is directly due to the fact that people
have assumed that there is a natural "sexual instinct" in human beings. It is not so. The natural
instinct is the procreative one. The Mother Nature has bestowed the power of reproduction to all
the creatures (flora and fauna) for continuation of the race. Sex is not an entertainment. If a man
leads a life of celibacy even in householder's life and has copulation for the sake of progeny only,
he can bring forth healthy, intelligent, strong, beautiful and self-sacrificing children. Higher forms
of animals do have the sex impulse, but it becomes active only during the mating season; and
thus they maintain health. Man, with his boasted intellect, has to learn lessons from birds and
animals. Even animals have more self-control than men. It is only the so-called man who has
degraded himself much by indulgence. At the heat of sexual excitement, he repeats the same
ignoble act again and again. Man only violates the laws of nature and consequently suffers from
innumerable diseases. He has degenerated to a level far lower than that of animals in this respect.

Food, sleep, fear and copulation are common to both animals and men. That which differentiates a
man from an animal is Dharma, faculty of discrimination. Viveka and Vichara Shakti can be
secured by the preservation of Virya. You had enough of sense and sex gratification in all your
previous bodies of various animals. Human life is not meant for satisfaction of lower appetites of
sex and tongue. It is meant for higher purpose. If we do not cultivate discrimination and
intelligence and go on gratifying sexual desires without restraint, how can we attain the higher
goal of Self-realisation?

Don't be misled

Many persons are misled by the perverse logic of the so-called intelligent people who say that
scriptures and saints have also preached to lead a natural way of life. When you desire to work,
work. When you desire to play, play. When you feel hungry, eat. When you are tired, go to sleep.
They are advocates for uncontrolled sense pleasures. Even the Freudian psychologists stress that
repression or suppression of the sexual desires is the cause of many diseases. So there should be
no tension or suppression. They advocate for free sex.
In the practice of Brahmacharya, what is wanted is elimination of lust, but not suppression.
Repression or suppression of the sexual desires will attack you again and again and will produce
wet dreams, irritability and restlessness of mind. Brahmacharya means control, but not
suppression of the sexual desire or sex force. The mind should be rendered pure by Meditation,
Japa, Kirtan and Prayer. If the mind is filled with sublime divine thoughts by meditation, japa,
prayer and study of holy scriptures, the sex desire will be devitalized and the sexual energy is
transmuted into Ojas or spiritual energy. Sublimation is not a matter of suppression or repression,
but a positive, dynamic, conversion process. The material energy is converted into spiritual
energy, just as heat is changed into light and electricity. Freud had studied the cases of
suppression or repression of sexual desire. He did not study the cases of sublimation of sexual
energy into spiritual energy. Dr. Freud called desire as 'sexual instinct or 'libido'. Dr. Carl Jung
refuted this theory and described this desire as the 'creative energy.'
The practice of celibacy is not attended with any danger or any dire disease or undesirable result
such as the various sorts of complex that are wrongly attributed to it by the western psychologists.
They have no practical knowledge of the subject on hand. They have got a wrong, ill-founded
imagination that the ungratified sex energy assumes in disguise the various forms of complex such
as touch phobia. The complex is due to some other causes. It is a morbid state of mind due to
excessive jealousy, hatred, anger, worry and depression brought about by various causes. Some
people quote saint Kabir's words," 0 saints, Supreme is the natural state of Samadhi." They
misinterpret the message of Kabir and indulge in unrestrained sex. But they commit selfdeception. Such people fail to understand that this natural life is meant for Enlightened (Jnani)
souls. In a Self-Realized person, the sexual craving is entirely eradicated; no sexual thought will
crop up in the mind. They have transcended the allurements of their senses, mind and intellect
and are unaffected by praise or insult, steadfastly poised in the Self, beyond the reign of ignorance
and illusion. They do not expect anything from the world. Worldly happenings have no effect on
their perennial state of bliss. Thus, if they are offered abundance of material, they can, with
perfect equanimity, either use them or throw them away. What to speak of material objects, they
have lost all attachment even to their bodies. It makes no difference to them whether they have a
body or not. They are in a continuous state of peace and bliss. It is in regard to these enlightened
souls that saint Kabir says:

If anyone has reached this stage, then it is all right. Otherwise beware! Under the pretext of
leading a natural life, one should not make excuses and become the cause of one's own moral and
spiritual degradation. Compare the state of an ordinary person to that of a great saint. If an
ordinary person were insulted, he would become furious and revengeful. His mental poise is
disturbed even by trivial attacks in life. He is a slave to passion and hatred. He is dominated by the
sense of I-ness and My-ness: my house, my wealth, my reputation, and my body... This is the
pseudo identification yet it seems real to the ordinary person. Is it possible for him to live being
detached from these feelings? Please think over it seriously.
Even some saintly persons are not able to detach themselves from their bodies, what to speak of
ordinary people? Many a sages and saintly persons are obsessed with these concepts, "I am an
ascetic, I don't eat sweets, I don't look at women, I don't touch money..." They have not been
able to make their lives 'natural'.

Many a people indulge in sense pleasures in the name of 'natural life'. The mouth waters at the
sight of sweets. One becomes upset when one's beloved is in trouble. If the business suffers a
loss, owner suffers from insomnia. One becomes homesick if one stays away from his dear ones
for a long time. Are these the marks of a 'natural life' that the saints speak of? Certainly not.

Significance of self-control
There is a great injustice being done to the youth at present time. They face attacks from all sides,
which is sex stimulating.
On one side, animalistic sexual instincts drag them to wanton sex-pleasures; the permissive
society encourages them to become libertine. If these base instincts are supported by the
scientists who assert that self-control is harmful to health and when so called Gurus also start
preaching "From sex to super conscious, on the basis of the science of corruption founded by
misleading psychoanalyst like Freud, then God alone can save the celibacy of the youth and
chastity of the married couples.
Lack of self-control gives rise to diseases. The western world has suffered moral and ethical
degradation by following the Freudian psychology. It is clearly observed in statistical data.
Population of India is three times that of U.S.A. Yet consumption of drugs in U.S.A. is 10 times
that in India. In New York City, a ten-year study, Mental Health in metropolis, claimed that
approximately 80 per cent of adults showed some symptoms of Mental illness, with one in four
actually impaired.
(Srole, Leo, Langer, Thomas, et al, Mental health in Metropolis, The midtown Manhatton Study.)
Freudian psychoanalysts failed to give any solution to the problem of suppressing desires. So the
people alarmed of getting mental disorders, continued to satisfy their desires even by illegal
means. This in turn increased the incidence of crimes. On an average one case of rape is recorded
per six seconds and about 2 million cases of pre-marietal pregnancy are recorded every year in
U.S.A. Teenage pregnancy is a burning problem of U.S.A. Pre-marital sex is common in U.S.
because they advocate free sex. As a result of that they compare the sexual gratification after
marriage with the previous pre-marital experiences and when they find it less, they ask for
divorce.
About 65% of marriages result in divorce. As they have violated the nature's law of self-control,
they suffer from sexually transmitted diseases. The most horrible is AIDS (Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome), which is spreading like an epidemic. The family life is disturbed by internal
conflicts, dissatisfaction and rage. The social life is full of chaos, terror, insecurity and arrogance.
This is not caused by poverty or lack of materials. The U.S. has 4 % of the world's population.
They have made provisions for 40 % of the global material productions (like cars, TVs etc.). Yet
the criminal tendency is so high that one case of burglary is recorded per ten seconds. There are
425 prisoners per one lakh population whereas there are only 23 prisoners per one lakh population
in Indian jails. In U.S.A. 14 million cases of crime were recorded by the police department during
the year 1992. This is because the people under the influence of Freudian psychology try to satisfy
all desires (not only sexual). The social life is degraded. Unchecked criminal tendencies lead to
chaos, terror and insecurity.
Dr. Freud called desire as 'sexual instinct' or 'libido'. Dr. Jung refuted this theory and described this
desire as the creative energy'. Wide "Modern man in search of soul" Professor Adler differed from
Freud attributing less importance to sexual factors. He broke away in 1912.
Though Freud has been severely denounced for his sexual obsession by eminent psychologists
Adler and C.G.Jung, his followers are misguiding the youth even this day. A few unthoughtful

philosophers of India have preached the same school of Freudian psychology in guise of religious
discourses titled, "From sex to superconscious", which has misled many people. Freud, being an
atheist, supported his theory on study of some cases of hysteria and kindred patients but the socalled philosopher has misled even religious people from self-control to unrestricted & illegal sex
by extending spiritual support to licentiousness in his discourses, "From sex to superconscious".
Sex undoubtedly leads to spiritual downfall (self-destruction). Self-control is essential to attain
superconscious. Now this principle is accepted by western psychologists. They have realised the
superiority of Indian psychology over the western psychology. The school of analytical psychology
founded by Dr. Carl Gustav Jung must be appreciated. He disowned the materialistic view of Freud
and he arrived at a view of man, which took proper account of the mystical side. Many ordinary
people became great yogis, by following the principles of Indian psychology founded by sage
Patahjali, many are treading this path and many will follow it even in future to become great yogis,
but we have not seen even a single person who followed the teachings of "From sex to super
conscious" and attained Samadhi. We have seen some of them suffering from mental disorders.
Child psychiatrist Stilia Chess of New York University says, "Freud obviously experienced oedepal
lust. He then suffered the delusion that his abnormality was normal and universal."
Ernest Jones has called this single-idea-obsession, which leads Freud to extrapolate his own
feelings on to all humanity in the case of the oedepal theory.
During his self-analysis, Freud learnt of his oedepal love towards his mother, attractive Amalie. It
was first aroused as a boy when he took an overnight train trip with her from Leipzig to Vienna. "I
must have had the opportunity of seeing her nudum", he guessed. As a youth, young Freud
exhibited unusual behaviour. At the age of seven he walked into his parents bedroom and
intentionally urinated on the floor. He felt passion and jealousy against his father.
Freud said, "These feelings of love for the parent of opposite sex and hostility to the parent of same sex
begin at the age of three years and remain in subconscious mind throughout the life. With boys to
beget a child from mother is never absent. Suppression of sex desires causes nervous diseases like
neurosis and psychological maldevelopment."
What a disgustible and ridiculous theory this is! A male child desiring sexual union with his
mother? Even birds and animals enter into sex-life after puberty, when their sexual organs are well
developed. How can a young child have sexual craving when he is physiologically immature and
psychologically unaware of sexual desires? How could the innocent child come to know of the
sexual involvement of parents? How can he develop hostility to his father?
Freud says, "The infants first sexual feelings are stirred at his mother's breast... suckling of the
child at the mother's breast is the model for every (sexual) relation."
If this were true, the child would never wean breast-feeding. He would continue intensifying his
desire till adulthood. How could this be possible'? Adler had come to disbelieve Freud's sexual
theories including infantile sexuality.
Now these Freud's ills are advancing towards India through multinational T.V. channels in a big
way. It is time to alert us before our young generation becomes victim of the situation.
Therefore the people who wish to save mankind particularly the young generation from undergoing
devilish transformation, wish the youth to possess vibrant physical health, cheerfulness of mind
and sharp intelligence, want to save the people of our nation from the dreaded disease of AIDS,
and want to build a healthy society should come out to propagate the message Of self-Control,
self-restraint, chastity and celibacy to the young people in the Society.

Thousands of devotees distribute books like 'Yauvan Suraksha' ('The Secret of Eternal Youth')
and 'Yoga Yatra-4' among schools, colleges and society for the layman's benefit.

Psychoanalysis -created by abnormal Freud

"In 1977 'The President's Commission on Mental Health' concluded that the state of our psyche is
worse than believed and that one quarter of all Americans suffer from severe emotional stress.
They warned that up to 32 million Americans are in need of professional psychiatric help."
(Lyons, Richard D.)
In his book, "The psychological society", Mr. Martin Gross, a great author, editor and educator
says, "The Freudian neurosis has infiltrated our psyche and our culture more deeply than we yet
understand. If we recognise that much of it is a reflection of Freud himself, and we know the
dimensions of that personality's distortions, it may help us to free ourselves from its pervasive
influence. We might no longer have to live in the shadow of Dr. Freud."
Modern psychoanalysis, most of modern psychiatry and most of psychotherapy is the perfect
mirrors of Freud's neuroses. They are the nurturing home for Freud's murderous death wishes,
calamitous sibling rivalries, unconscious enmity against parents, bisexuality, incest drives, latent
homosexuality, inverted love hate relationships, dogmatised superstition and unseen hatred of
every description.
Freud suffered from spastic colon, near continuous depressive moods, neurasthenia, homosexual
tendencies, bad temper, migraines, constipation, travel phobias, death fears, heart irregularity,
money phobias, infected sinuses, fainting spells and hostile drives of hate and murder. He had
been a victim of superstition, magical numbers and childish gullibility. He was a cocaine addict.
Freud has impressed his own pathological childhood onto modern society as a typical situation,
thus creating psychic chaos in the psychological society. Freud's personality has distorted
psychology and psychiatry.
Eminent psychologist Dr. C.G.Jung refuted Freud's theory. Dr. Adler also differed from Freud in
many respects. He rejected root and branch of the entire Freudian conception of basic masculine
and feminine psychology.
It is sad to note that these refuted theories founded by abnormal Freud are taught by many
psychiatrists and sexologists to the people of India. They advocate for pre-marital sex (unethical),
and masturbation (unnatural sex). Their teachings are published in periodicals and newspaper
columns misleading the youth to corruption and ethical degradation. Many of them who follow the
teachings of "From sex to super conscious" have become victims of incurable diseases, mental
imbalance and AIDS. Freud reminded us shortly before his death, my ego resembles that of the
psychotic in one point or another, in a greater or lesser degree." His followers may not admit their
madness but they are followers of Freud who was psychotic. It is our humble request to them to
give up madness of misguiding and corrupting the people of our nation. They should read this
book, if they wish the good of all.
If sexual urge is not controlled, excessive sexual intercourse drains the energy enormously.
Persons are physically, mentally and morally debilitated by wasting the seminal power. You
experience much exhaustion and weakness. Such unrestrained sex-indulgence nullifies the very
purpose of human life, which is specially endowed with intelligence; wisdom, discrimination and
will power to enable the soul attain Self-realization. Man wants unbridled license to indulge in sex
all the 365 days of the year on the fallacious plea that, 'if it were not good to satisfy the urge, why

did God create it in the first place?' They do not realize that their intellect is blinded by lust and
that they are vainly trying to blame God for their errors.

Suicidal arguments
Sometime ago, I received a letter. The gentleman had written: "Your Holiness said in a Sat sang
and it is also published in your books that one shouldn't smoke cigarettes, cigars etc.. And should
abstain from other addictions, as they destroy the strength, health and intelligence of the
consumer. If it be so, why did God create tobacco?"
This gentleman is unable to abandon his addiction and he is making God liable for it. God has
created roses as well as thorns. Then why do we pick up the roses and not the thorns? Why is a
knife used to cut vegetables? And not one's own throat? God has created fire. Why do we use it to
cook food and not to bum our own houses? Why don't we use poisonous plants as vegetables? The
answer is simple. In these situations we use our discriminative intelligence (Viveka) to select
beneficial and to reject harmful ones. But in case of sex-indulgence, man does not control his mind
and blames God. God has created almonds, pistachios, milk and many other nutritious eatables
too. If we are discriminative, we would certainly choose such nourishing and energy-giving things
rather than spending our money on energy draining and health injuring addictions. Man justifies
his bad habits and addictions through hypocritical rationalisation. This is misuse of intelligence and
energy. Smoking and other addictions debilitate the mind and make the intelligence dull and
confused.
Preservation of seminal energy is the vital subject for those who want success in material or
spiritual life. It is essential for strong body and sharp brain.

Maharisihi Patahjali has stated in his Yoga Aphorisms, "After becoming an urdhvareta (a Yogi who
has accomplished perpetual sublimation of semen) through Yoga, a Yogi becomes all-powerful.
That Yogi alone can realize the supreme truth. Since through celibacy the impossible becomes
possible, the gain of fame, wealth and other material things is assured to the celibate."

Frequency of copulation
One of the disciples of Socrates (a great Greek philosopher) asked his teacher, "My Venerable
Master, kindly instruct me how many times a house-holder can have copulation with his legal
wife?"
Socrates replied, "Only once in his life time"
The disciple said," Oh my Lord! This is absolutely impossible for worldly men. Pray, kindly
prescribe an easy path."
Then Socrates said, "A house-holder can have copulation once in a year."
The disciple replied, "O Venerable Sir, this is also a hard job for them. You must prescribe an
easier course."
Socrates then replied, "Well, my dear disciple, once in a month. This is suitable. This is quite easy.
I think you are satisfied now."

The disciple said, " This also is impossible, my revere master. Householders are very fickleminded. Please prescribe an easier course."
Socrates said, "Twice in a month. But this will cause an early death."
The disciple said, "This also is impossible, for they cannot remain for a single day without sexual
intercourse."
Then Socrates said, "Well said, my dear child. Do one thing now. Dig a grave and purchase a coffin
and winding sheet for the corpse before hand. Now you can spoil yourself any number of times you
like. This is my final advice to you."
This last advice pierced the heart of the disciple. He thought over the matter seriously and
understood the importance and glory of Brahmacharya. He took a vow of strict unbroken celibacy
for life. He took to spiritual Sadhana in right earnest and attained Self-realisation. But one, who
wastes his semen for sexual pleasure, finally attains despair, weakness and death. Priceless
human life is wasted in sexual indulgence but sexual desires are never satiated. You might have
heard the story of King Yayaati.

Experience of king Yayaati

There once lived a King named Yayaati who lived for a full one thousand years of enjoying all the
pleasures a King of his position could command. Guru Shukracharya's daughter Devayani was his
wife. Guru Shukracharya cursed him to become old because he had intimate relations with a maid
servant named Sarmistha. He asked for forgiveness. Shukracharya took pity on him and
favourably modified his curse, so that Yayaati could regain his youth if anyone of his sons is ready
to get his old age in return. He had still a great desire to enjoy all royal pleasures for some more
years, he asked each of his sons (Yadu, Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu), one by one, to take upon
himself this oldage and give him his youth in return, assuring that after one thousand years he
would return the youth and take back his decrepitude. Not one of them was willing to accept the
offer except his youngest son named Puru.
Puru gave his youth to his father and got in return old age and its consequent weakness. Yayaati,
being exceedingly delighted with his new youth, began to indulge again in sensual pleasures. He
enjoyed himself to the full limit of his powers and as much as he desired without violating the
precepts of religion. He was very happy, but only one thought troubled him. And that was the
thought that the one thousand years would come to an end. He was not satisfied even when the
fixed time came to an end. He came to his son Puru and addressed him thus: " 0 son, I have
enjoyed with your youth to the full limit of my powers and all pleasures, according to their
seasons. But desires never die. They are never satiated by indulgence. By indulgence they flame
up like the sacrificial fire with ghee poured into it."

He said, "If one becomes the sole lord of all the earth, with its paddy, oats, gems, beasts and
women, still it will not be considered by him enough. Therefore, the thirst for enjoyment should be
abandoned. The thirst for enjoyment which is difficult to cast off by the wicked, which does not fail
even with failing life, is truly a fatal disease in man. To get rid of this thirst is real happiness.

Yayaati's experience is very useful to mankind. He continued, "My mind was attached to the
pleasures of life for full one thousand years. My thirst for them, however, without being abated, is
daily being increased."

Yayaati said, "My son, therefore, I shall get rid of it. I shall fix my mind on Brahman (supreme
consciousness), and becoming peaceful and having no attachment, I shall pass the rest of my days
in the forest with the innocent deer." So saying he installed Puru on the throne after giving him
back his youth and retired into the forest to lead the life of an ascetic. Puru's dynasty was named
Paurav in which Janmejaya, the son of King Parikshit was born.

Example of King Muchakunda

By the blessing of Sage Gargacharya, King Muchakunda had darshan of Lord Sri Krishna. The king
asked Lord Sri Krishna to bestow his unswerving devotion. Lord Sri Krishna said, "You have
excessively indulged in sense pleasures. Epicureans cannot get unswerving devotion to God. Selfcontrol is a must to get firm devotion. In next life you will be conferred with firm devotion."
King Muchakunda died. In Kaliyuga he was born as a great staunch devotee of Lord Sri Krishna known as Narasimha Mehata.
Those who do not realize the importance and value of this vital essence of life should remember
that they are followers of Yayaati and they will be ruined. They must learn a lesson from the
experience of Yayaati. They should cultivate dynamic will power, discriminative intellect and
elevating compassion. If not upon others, at least be kind to yourself. Forget the past. Take a
fresh start in your life. Better late than never. Practice Brahmacharya, learn various Yogasana,
Pranayama etc. and practice regularly and adopt the herbal therapy to keep sound health and
regain the lost vitality. Be heroic and brave-hearted ... Om .... Om .... Om.

Victims of bad habit

In the present-day world, unfortunately, many people read pornographic literature, view sexy films
on television and in theatres, view blue films in privacy, as a result we see all around us, the
number of physical, mental and moral wrecks increasing every day. Many a times such people
indulge in unnatural sex. Masturbation or homosexual tendency lead them to wastage of seminal
energy many times a weak. They may discharge seminal energy in bad dreams or wet dreams.
Due to excessive loss of semen, enlargement of testes and sometimes pain in the testes develops.
The evil after-effects that follow the loss of seminal energy are dangerous. Persons are physically,
mentally and morally debilitated. The body and the mind refuse to work energetically, because the
semen is not used up in the body to form Ojas that give vibrant health, strong will power and
sound mind. Later on, such people develop impotency for the testices cannot produce semen with
normal sperm count. Life for him loses all zest, zeal and charm. He becomes a victim of a number
of diseases like anaemia, loss of memory, gloominess, palpitation of heart, pain in the back, loins,
head and joints, weak kidneys, fickle mindedness, enlargement of testes, pain in the testes,
debility, nervous breakdown, restlessness of mind, lack of thinking power, etc. He goes through
hellish suffering. The scripture declares emphatically,

"By the practise of Brahmacharya, longevity, glory, strength, vigour, knowledge, wealth, undying
fame, virtues and devotion to truth increase."
Therefore, practice of celibacy is always commendable.
'Atharva Veda' declares :

"I have abandoned the lust that wastes my seminal energy. I throw away those sexual desires
forever as they destroy my strength, intelligence and health. I will never become a victim of sexual
desires' "
But what happens to one who does not lead the life of celibacy. 'Atharva Veda' says,

"The lust is the cause of diseases, dire diseases. It is the cause of death, fatal death. It makes one
walk with tottering steps. It causes mental debility and retardation. It destroys health, vitality and
physical well being. It burns all the Dhaatus (viz.chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow and
semen). It pollutes the purity of mind."

Arjuna and Angaarparna

With the strength of brahmacharya Arjuna was able to defeat Angaarparna, a great Gandharva.
The story goes like this:
The Pandavas, sons of Pandu, proceeded towards Panchaala. They walked day and night and
reached Somasrayan, on the bank of the river Ganges. Arjuna walked ahead, carrying torch in his
hands for showing them the way and for protecting them. There in the delightful waters of Ganges,
Chitrasen, the King of Gandharvas, was sporting with his wives. He heard the noise of the
footsteps of the Pandavas approaching the river. The greatly strong Gandharva was inflamed with
wrath by hearing the noise. Seeing the Pandavas with their mother, and drawing his fearful bow,
he spoke thus, "If any man out of greed wanders during dark twilight (after its first forty seconds)
and comes near us, we both Gandharvas and the Rakshasas kill those fools. Stay at a distance. Do
not come near me. Know you not that I am now bathing in the waters of Ganges. Know me to be
the Gandharva named Angapaarna who depends only on his own strength or arms. The Kapalikas,
the Srngis or the Devas dare not come here. It appears you are human beings. How dare you then
to approach me who is the brightest jewel in Kuber's crown ? " Arjuna said, " 0 wretch, to whom
can the ocean, the sides of the Himalayas or this river Ganges be barred, whether at night or day

or at twilight? We are endowed with prowess. We care not disregarding your words, touch at
pleasure the sacred waters of the Ganges which is ever accessible to all."
Hearing this, Angaarparna became very angry and drawing his bow he shot at them his arrows,
which were like the poisonous snakes. The Pandava Arjuna, who had an excellent shield, warded
off all those arrows with it and with the torch in his hand. Then the Pandava angrily hurled at the
Gandharva that celestial weapon, blazing fire weapon, which immediately burnt his chariot. Having
fainted away by the force of the weapon, the greatly powerful Gandharva was falling headlong
downwards from his chariot. But Arjuna seized him by the hair of his head, which was adorned,
with garlands of flowers. He dragged towards his brother that Gandharva insensible in
consequence of being wounded by the weapon. Seeing this, his wife Kumminasi being desireous of
rescuing her husband, came to Yudhisthira and asked for his protection. Yudhisthira said,"O,
chastiser of foes, who would kill an enemy who has been vanquished in the battle, who has been
deprived of his fame, who is protected by a woman and who is incapable of defending himself. 0
child, set him free."
Arjuna said, "O Gandharva ! Take your life. Go hence and do not grieve. The king of the Kurus,
Yudhisthira orders me today to show you mercy."
The Gandharva said, "I have been defeated by you, therefore I shall give up my former name of
Angaarparna (the blazing vehicle). My excellent and beautiful chariot has been burnt by your fireweapon. I was formerly called Chitraratha having a beautiful chariot; I shall now be called
Dagdharatha (having the chariot burnt). I am desirous to impart to Arjuna the power of producing
illusions of the Gandharvas. This science is called Chaaksusi. It was taught by Manu to Soma.
Soma taught it to Vishwaprabha. Vishwaprabha taught it to me. Having been given by the
preceptor to one who is a Kaapurus (without energy) it went to die out. Listen now to its prowess.
Whatever you will desire to see by your eyes in this world and whatever its nature, it will be seen
by you with the help of this science. One can acquire this science by standing on one leg for six
months. I shall impart to you this science without your observing any vows. 0 King! Only on
account of this science, we have superiority over men. Because we are capable of seeing
everything (by our spiritual eyes) we are equal to the celestials. 0 excellent man, I desire to give
you and your brothers, each separately, one hundred horses born in the regions of the Gandhara.
They are of the celestial colour and they possess speed as that of the mind. Arjuna refused to be
obliged by the Gandharva. Gandharva then asked to give his fire weapon in exchange of his
horses.
Arjuna said, " 0 Gandharva ! I shall take your horses in exchange of my fire-weapon. Let our
friendship be everlasting. 0 Gandharva ! we are all chastisers of foes, we are all learned in the
Vedas, and we are all virtuous. Tell us why we were censured by you when travelling at night."
Gandharva said, "O sons of Pandu ! you do not keep fire, you do not have wives; you have no
Brahmanas walking before you, therefore you were censured by me. 0 descedant of Kuru ! no
man, possessing strength of arms, ought to bear with patience any ill usage before his wife. 0 son
of Kunti, our strength specially increases at night. As I was accompanied by my wife, I was filled
with wrath. 0 best of all vow-observing men, I was vanquished by you in battle; hear from me the
reason for which I was discomfited. 0 chastiser of foes, if any Kshatriya, engaged in the exercise of
his desire to fight with us at night, he can never escape from us with life. But Brahmacharya is a
great virtue, you are leading that mode of life. 0 Arjuna, it was for this that I was defeated by you
in battle."
So it is clear that preservation of vital fluid is very essential. Now let us understand the actual
meaning of Brahmacharya before we discuss about some powerful aids to the practice of
Brahmacharya.

What is Brahmacharya?

Brahmacharya is an inspiring, uplifting and sanctifying word. In common parlance a Brahmachaari

is one who is unmarried, who does not indulge in sex, and who shuns the company of women. But
this definition is very superficial and restricted. In this context only preservation of the seminal
energy is considered to be Brahmacharya. But in the true sense of the word, preservation of
semen is only the means and not the final goal. The ultimate goal of human life is to attain SelfKnowledge. To get Self-realisation, One who is enlightened is Jivanmukta (one who is embodied
yet liberated). He is absorbed in Brahmic Bliss i.e. he lives in a state of perennial Self-Bliss. He
expects nothing from the world. He lives, moves and has his being in an infinite ocean of bliss
within himself. He never depends upon objects of sense pleasures for his happiness. He is
completely liberated from the worldly attractions and repulsions. All his actions are performed
effortlessly and egotessly. Worldly objects and subjects cannot disturb his perennial state of
supreme bliss. He has realised the hollowness of the phenomenal dream like world of sense
pleasures. It does not matter to him whether he wears a strip of loin cloth or expensive clothes,
whether he lives in a hut or a palace, whether he is a householder or a renunciate hermit. He
remains tranquil under all circumstances. Such a realised soul may externally appear to be living in
abject poverty but internally he is king of the kings because all of his desires have been burnt
away in the fire of Self-knowledge. For him there is no duty to be discharged for he has
transcended them all. Such an enlightened soul effortlessly lives in a state of Brahman. His
celibacy is effortless and natural. He lives in a state of Brahmic consciousness even while being
engaged in worldly transactions. His is in natural uninterrupted Samaadhi. Only such an
enlightened, Jivanmukta is a true Brahmachcaari because he is always one with Brahman, ever
absorbed in Brahmic Bliss. So Brahmacharya literally means conduct that leads to the realisation of
Brahman or one's own Self. The technical meaning of Brahmacharya is conservation of seminal
energy. In this context it is the supreme observance, the supreme penance and the supreme
Saadhanaa and the fruit of Saadhanaa is Self-knowledge, Self-realisation. It is only on attaining
this ultimate goal that the full importance of Brahmacharya can be comprehended.
Brahmacharya is absolute freedom from sexual desires and thoughts. Even if there is a single
impure sexual thought in the mind, one cannot be called a true Brahmachaari. In a Self-Realised
soul (Jnani) the cravings are completely destroyed. Before attaining Self-knowledge, one is not
released from the shackles of carnal desires. Conservation of seminal energy is the most essential
for eradication of desires, attaining purity of mind, healthy and happy life, God realisation, or
Supreme goal of human life, i.e. Supreme Bliss. Now we will discuss about some techniques of
Brahmacharya.

Ways to preserve seminal energy

(i) Simple Living
The majority of human beings suffer under the delusion that they will gain a special and covetous
social status if they lead a life of pomp and show. But this only reveals the hollowness of their
perverted ego-based value system, which takes pride in vulgar exhibition of wealth and
possessions. With a view to leading a worthwhile, purposeful life one should abstain from wearing
gaudy-coloured (fashionable) clothes, silks, etc. and using stimulating perfumes and scents. The
more luxurious a life one leads, the more difficult it becomes for him to preserve his seminal
energy.
A cursory glance through history shows that truly great personages led simple, unostentatious
lives. Simple living is a sign of greatness. Learn to follow the lives of great saintly souls. Don't be
impressed by the life-styles of ostentatious egoistic people.

(ii) Moderation in diet

Don't be a glutton. Control of tongue is a sine qua non if you want to control lust. If discrimination
is not used as to what to eat, when to eat, how to eat, how much to eat, digestion will be
impaired. Bahman, the Emperor of Iran, once asked his physician, "How much food a man should
take in a day? "
Physician replied, "100 dirhams (about 507 gms.)"
The King said, "This much is not enough."
The Physician replied, "This much is enough for nutrition of the body. If any one takes more it is a
burden on digestive system. It reduces the longevity of life."
Generally people stuff the stomach with delicacies to enjoy taste. Stuffing the stomach is highly
deleterious. In ancient times an Emperor in Europe was fond of tasteful foods. He took food. Then
vomited it out. Again took food to enjoy taste and vomited out. But he died earlier due to his
gluttonous habit.
Such licentious indulgence of the sense of taste will also lead to frequent discharge of semen in
dreams. Thus one will gradually become a victim of diseases and ruin. Food should be taken in a
holy place, when the mind is in pleasant mood and peaceful state. Solid food is easily digested if it
is taken when Surya Nadi is working dominantly i.e. when the breathing mainly takes place
through right nostril. If right nostril is closed, it should be opened before eating. The method is
given below:
Close the right hand first. Place it in the left armpit and press it with the left arm or lie on your left
side and make the right nostril work.
Keep another important point in mind. Whenever you take any liquid food, make sure that the left
Nadi (Chandra Nadi) is dominantly working, i.e. left nostril is open. If milk, coffee, tea, water or
any other liquid is drunk when the Surya Nadi is open, then one is sure to lose seminal energy.
Beware do not take any liquid when the right nostril is open.
Do not overload the stomach at night. Overloading is the direct cause for nocturnal emission. Take
easily digestible, light food at night. Don't take very hot or heavy food as they cause diseases.
Things fried in oil or ghee, over cooked foods, spicy foods, chutneys, chillies, meat, fish, eggs,
garlic, onion, liquor, sour articles and stale food preparations should be avoided for they stimulate
the sexual organs. Hot foods and hot tea weaken the teeth and gums. They make the semen
watery.
Thoroughly chew the food. If you feel tired, take a little rest before you take food. No strenuous
work should be done immediately after meals. Water should not be taken just before meals. It is
better to take it in the middle of the meal or about 30 to 60 minutes after the meal.
Eating after midnight is not good for health. One should never take warm milk at night before
going to bed. It usually causes wet dreams.
Spinach, green leafy vegetables, milk, butter, ghee, buttermilk, ripe fresh fruits and white
pumpkin are sattvic articles for keeping up Brahmacharya. Sattvic foods increase Sattva guna;
thereby help in overcoming lust, anger, attachment etc.
Never stop the urge to answer calls of nature. When there is any inclination for micturition at night
immediately get up to empty the bladder. A loaded bladder is the cause of wet dreams. Before
retiring to bed answer the calls of nature. If there is severe constipation and the bowels are
loaded, they will press the vesiculae seminalis and consequently, there will be discharge at night.
To relieve constipation do as follows:

Take about 50 Gms. of red alum. If you heat it on a baking pan, it is puffed. Grind it to fine
powder. Fill this powder in a glass bottle.
Soak about 15 Gms. of fennel in a glass of water. Next day morning boil it. Filter the boiled water.
Mix 15 Gms. of alum powder from the bottle. Drink it. This will relieve constipation.
You may take Trifala churna or Sant Kripa Churna or Isab-gul (Plantago ovata) with water to
relieve constipation. Avoid the use of so called hot, sour, stimulating laxatives as it creates heat in
the body.
You should take recourse to occasional fasting. During fasting, the internal organs such as the
stomach, the liver and the pancreas take rest. Avoid excessive fasting. One should fast in
accordance to his capacity. Fasting one day and stuffing the stomach with heavy foods (sweets,
laddu) the next day is not sensible. Over eating and excessive fasting both are detrimental to
health.
The literal meaning of 'fasting' is to be near God. Sanskrit word for fasting is Upavaasa. "Upa"
means near and "Vaasa" means to stay. You will have very good meditation and contemplation
during fasting, as the mind is calm and introverted. Fasting controls passion and destroys sexual
excitement.

(iii) Bathing the genital organ

Soon after micturition or defecation a fine stream of cold water should be poured on the sexual
organ. It tones and soothes the nerves of the genito-urinary system and stops nocturnal
discharges. It also weakens the sexual desire.

(iv)Asanas and physical exercises

A healthy mind lives in a healthy body. One should regularly practice selective yogasanas,
pranayamas and exercises early in the morning. This helps considerably in ones effort to check the
sexual impulse. Jogging and brisk walking in early morning for 3-4 minutes also provides a good
exercise to the body. In addition, do 13 or more Suryanamaskaras at sunrise, it gives the benefit
of both asanas and exercise.
Exercise does not mean bodybuilding. Heavy muscular exercise should be avoided. The purpose of
exercise is just to provide enough exercise to the body to keep it free from diseases. Body and
mind should be healthy.
Asanas are more helpful and useful to a sadhaka than exercises because asanas are not only
physical, but also spiritual. They help a long way in controlling the senses, mind and body. Asanas
are very useful for integral physical growth and practice of Brahmacharya. Asanas purify the body,
nerves and muscles, nadis and thereby enhance the sattvic nature. As such there are so many
different asanas for development of different organs and parts of the body.
Padapaschimottanasana, Sarvangasana and Mayurasana are very useful for maintaining
Brahmacharya. Among these, Padapaschimottanasana is the most useful. This is the personal
experience of many Sadhakas who come to the Ashram.
Asanas should be leant from a qualified instructor and should be done on an empty stomach, in
the open air. Asanas should be done after evacuation of bowels and after taking a bath. Here I
have given you instructions for Padapaschimoitanasana that is the most useful for maintaining
Brahmacharya. For instructions on other asanas refer to my book "Yogasana".

Padapaschimottanasana

Technique: Spread a blanket on the floor and sit over it with legs extended in front. Hold both toes
with the index fingers and flex the spine. Touch the forehead to your knees by bending forward
from the waist. The knees should remain flat on the ground. In the beginning if the knees tend to
bend, it does not matter. Only by repeated practice, this asana is perfected. Avoid too much
exertion when you do this asana.

Benefits: Practice of this asana purifies nerves, prevents and cures many diseases. Many
abdominal disorders like indigestion, constipation, common colds, acute coryza, productive cough,
backache, hiccup, leucoderma, urinary diseases, wet dreams, seminal disorders, Appendicitis,
scitica, jaundice, insomnia, asthama, hyperacidity, nervous debility, uterine disorders, menstrual
disorders, impotency, (sterility), blood disorders, stunted growth and many other diseases can be
cured by this asana.
In the beginning of the practice, do this asana for 30 seconds and then gradually and slowly
increase the period up to 15 minutes. Difficulty will be experienced in the initial few days. The
asana will become easy with practice. This asana improves the built of the body. It reduces excess
of fats (if any), and makes a weak body strong and well built. For those who practise
Brahmacharya, this asana is a special boon from Lord Shiva. This asana was specially designed by
Lord Shiva and later Gorakhanatha made it popular.
Before you take a bath, rub your body thoroughly with a coarse towel. This friction generates
static electricity, which helps in prevention of a number of diseases. Fast breathing improves
peripheral blood circulation.
During inhalations, lungs are filled with clean air, which provides oxygen to all the organs of the
body through arterial blood circulation. The venous blood carry carbon dioxide (toxic waste) to the
lungs from where it is thrown out through exhalation. Some of the impurities are removed by
sweat glands in form of perspiration. Therefore, it is better to bathe after rubbing the body
because impurities are removed through perspiration. The rubbing opens up the skin pores, which
gives agility to the body. Again after bathing, the body should be thoroughly rubbed with a clean
and coarse towel.

(v) Early rising

Night pollution generally occurs in the fourth quarter of the night. Therefore get up from bed
between 4 and 4.30 a.m. Those who get up late in the morning become spiritless. Sleep on the left
side. Allow the Solar (Surya) Nadi pingalaa to work throughout the night through the right nostril.

(vi) Eschew intoxicants

Alcoholic drinks (liquor), tobacco (chewing), cigarettes stimulate passion.

In Quran Sherifs Allaah Pak Trikol Roshal's Sipard, it is written:

" 0 believers, this wine and gambling, and these arrows you use for divination, are all acts of
Satan, so keep away from them. You may haply prosper.
Satan only wishes to create among you enmity and hatred through wine and gambling and to
divert you from the remembrance of God and prayer. Will you, therefore, not desist?" - 5th feast.
Heart and lungs are weakened by intoxicants. Immune system is jeopardized and longevity is
reduced. Scientific research conducted by American doctors proved that the intoxicants make
semen watery and infertile.

(vii) Seek Satsang or Good Company

If one doesn't seek good company, he will fall in bad company. Therefore always seek satsang or
association with the wise, saints, Yogis, Sanyasis and Mahatmas, and practice their precepts in
thought, speech and deed. Whenever an evil thought enters your mind, be alert. Leave that place
immediately and go to a place of Satsang. The magnetic aura, the spiritual vibrations and the
powerful thought currents of saints purify the body and the mind of passionate man. If one doesn't
do this, the sexual thoughts will penetrate the body. It is the mind that really does all actions, the
determination of mind will be put into action. You will get a downfall. Lamentation after the fall is
futile. The water has a natural tendency to flow downwards. Even so mind has a natural tendency
to go downwards to sense pleasures. The passionate mind deceives the person and drags him to
sense pleasures. It takes you into bad company, which ultimately leads to downfall. Apparently the
bad company may seem attractive to you but ......

"Don't indulge in momentary sensual gratifications, for it results ultimately in a number of sorrows
and sufferings."
Even if you suffered a great downfall in past life, there is a chance for redemption provided you
turn to satsang. The history reveals that many wicked persons have become great persons
through Satsang.
Lack of Satsang leads to downfall. Therefore take a bath in the holy Ganges of satsang. It will bum
all ignorance, all thoughts and Sanskaras of passion and evil actions in short time just as a single
matchstick burns huge bundles of cotton in few seconds.

(viii) Cultivate good will

Even great sages and Yogis have, at times, experienced failure on the path of Brahmacharya, how
can we observe celibacy strictly? Resolutely drive away such weakening thoughts. Develop
dynamic will power. As you think, so you become. This world is itself a manifestation of Cosmic
Will. Therefore, think positively. Will is a powerful enemy of passion. Strong will helps in
preservation of seminal energy and the later cultivates the former.

It is the faith that bestows the fruit of success.

Brahmajnani saints have unshakable will power. Actually Brahmajnani is an embodiment of
Brahmacharya.

(ix) Practise Tribandha Pranayama

Practice of Pranayama along with three Bandhas (i.e. Mula Bandha, Uddiyan Bandha and Jalandhar
Bandha) purifies the mind of all passion. Mula Bandha enables one to conquer passions, Uddiyan
Bandha brings rapid spiritual progress and Jalandhar Bandha develops intelligence. It should be
learnt from any adept in Yoga. To begin with, 12 Pranayama is enough. By this practice one
becomes master in Pratyahara. The 'Yoga Sutras' say that to make the sense organs follow the
intellect and to withdraw them from their objects is Pratyahara. 12 times Pratyahara leads to
Dharana (concentration). Mystries of Nature are revealed by the power of Dharana. Sweetness in
nature, uniqueness of intelligence and vibrant health are the marks of well-developed Dharana. 12
times Dharana practised culminates into Dhyana (meditation). 12 times Dhyana practised turns
into Savikalpa Samadhi and 12 times uninterrupted Savikalpa Samadhi leads to Nirvikalpa
Samadhi.
Thus, by constant practice a Sadhaka can become and adept in Yoga (Siddha Yogi). Riddhis and
Siddhis (miraculous powers) obey his commands. Even Yaksas, Gandharvas and Kinnaras seek an
opportunity to serve him. Such a Holy man fulfils the desires of worldly people by merely his
strong will power. A sadhaka should aspire for this goal. One who observes Brahmacharya, who
leads a life of purity, can only succeed in this goal.
Friends! Be not disappointed even if you fail several times. Do not give in to failure. When you get
up early in the morning, sit for a while on your bed and meditate:
"Animal is dragged by natural tendencies to sorrows and sufferings. I am not born to lead
animalistic life. I won't destroy my life in sensual pleasures. I will march ahead. I will exert
vigorously to control my senses and mind to transcend the nature. Hari Om... Om... Om...
God's infinite power resides in my heart. Hari Om .... Om... Om...
I will not be impressed by the life style of passionate worldly people. Hari Om... Om... Om..."
This practice will give miraculous benefits. You love, you pray the Almighty, Omnipresent,
Omniscient Lord. At times you call him earnestly for his help. God is our sure guide. He always
helps us, gives us strength and intelligence and a Sadhaka defies lowly passionate nature. Gods
infinite power is ready to help you. Do not be disappointed. Don't be depressed. Don't give up
courage and hope to attain success even if you have failed again and again.
Bravo ! be courageous. Try again. Read this book again and again. Think over it seriously. You can
easily progress successfully in any field. Will you join courage ?
Over eating, excessive sleeping, garrulousness, excessive sex indulgence and excessive traveling
destroy our innate abilities. Whereas self-control and exertion develop our hidden abilities and
thereby lead us to God-realisation.

When the Neem tree (Margosa) moved..

I narrate an event which occurred in the life of my Sad-gurudev, Rev. Sri Lilashahji Maharaj.

It happened during the pre-partition times in the province of Sindh. There was a dispute about the
ownership of land between the Hindus and the Muslims. The British court failed to give any
judgement in this case. At last, religious leaders from both the communities agreed to have an
out-of-court settlement. They had a mutual understanding that whichever community had the
mightier saint will have title to the land in dispute. There was a Neem tree on one side of the
border of the land. Both parties agreed that whichever community's saint wrought a greater
miracle on the disputed land would have the ownership of the land. At that time my Gurudev's
name was Swami Lilaram. Leaders of the Hindu community approached Swami Lilaramji and said,
"You are our only saint. We tried our level best to get the land but we failed. Now the credit of the
Hindu community is in your hands."

"When a storm causes ship wreck in the ocean and it is beyond the capacity of man to reach the
sea-shore, God alone is the saviour."
If an egotist goes to a saint, he gains nothing but if one goes with humility and with a sense of
surrender he gains something. Out of compassion the saint readily showers blessing upon people
endowed with faith and humility. After listening to their prayers, Sri Lilaramji went to the assembly
held at the disputed site and sat on the ground placing his head between his knees. On seeing him
in this unassuming and simple manner, the members of the opposite party mistook him for a fake
holy man without any miraculous powers whatsoever.
They whispered, "What can this saint do? Victory is ours.
The Muslim fakir first displayed his magic, Mantras and Tantras. Then came the turn of Sri
Lilaramji.
Although he appeared to be an ordinary looking person, he was a mighty saint and a master of
yoga, who remained absorbed in a constant state of communion with cosmic consciousness, Bliss
Absolute. He was so deeply absorbed in the all pervading, Omnipotent reality that it was his own
experience, "Earth, Space, Nay? All cosmos exists in my Being. Not even a leaf can move without
my power. The sun, the moon, the stars and the galaxies move in their orbits on my command.
Everywhere in all these different forms, I am sporting. I am the Lord of the universe." This
apparently impoverished-looking Self-realised saint could make things happen according to his will
and nobody (in this world or the other) could check it, for his will is one with the Divine will.
Nature becomes a pliant servant of such saints. Sage Vashistha said in Yoga Vashistha : "Oh !
Ramji, there is none in the universe who can disobey the command of a saint. "When the people
requested Sri Lilaramji, he raised his head slowly. He looked at the neem tree and said "O Neem !
Why do you stand here ? Go and stand over there." As soon as Sri Lilaramji issued this order, the
tree began to move all along the ground and firmly rooted itself inside the disputed land, at a short
distance away from its original site. The spectators were dumbfounded. No one had seen such a
miracle in past. Even the members of the muslim community began to touch Sri Lilaramji's feet
with deep reverence. They realised that he was a truly great and mighty saint, with miraculous
power at his fingertips. The muslim members said, "He is not only your saint. He belongs to all.
From now onwards he is not Lilaram; he is Swami Lilashah."
From then on, people forgot his name Lilaram and began to recognize him as Lilashah. There are
many similar miracles that people have witnessed in his life. Swami Lilashah left his mortal body at
93 and merged with Brahman. Even at the age of 93 years all his teeth were firm and his speech
was impressive. He regularly practised asanas and Pranayamas. He was a great brahmachari all

his life. Even at the age of 93 years, he used to walk many miles a day. By his grace childless
couples were blessed with children, the poor became wealthy, people with depression got new
enthusiasm, and many diseased people got rid of their ailments. His spiritual guidance and grace
enlightened seekers of truth. The story of miracles he performed is unending. But the cause of his
greatness is not his miracles but his Self-knowledge. Through practice under the guidance of a
Yogi, any one can perform miracles. Self- realisation is far beyond miracles. It is the acme of all
Sadhanas. To attain Self-realisation is the ultimate aim and the supreme state of Brahmacharya. I
have told it earlier that merely preservation of seminal fluid does not constitute actual
Brahmacharya. It is just a means of Brahmacharya. If anyone practises Brahmacharya but his
mind is corrupted by sexual desires, he subconsciously rejoices in vicarious joys. He does not get
Brahmic Bliss. However, Brahmacharya is the only key to success in attaining Brahmic Bliss. Strict
observance of Brahmacharya and unquestioning obedience to commands of a Sad guru lead to
Self-knowledge. Such a Sadhaka is able to practise Brahmacharya effortlessly. In due course of
time he becomes a Siddha. Even by his gracious glance, a lustful man becomes a man of selfcontrol.
Saint Gyaneshwar ordered the platform, on which he was sitting, to move and it started moving on
the ground. Similarly Shri Lilashahji Maharaj asked the Neem tree to move and it moved from one
place to another. These miracles are caused by strong will power. You can also develop strong will
power.
Swami Vivekananda said: "People of India suffer slavery only because they have forgotten their
will-power."
"What can we do?" such negative thinking has weakened their will power. Where as even a British
child is full of self-confidence and self-esteem, for he thinks positively, he gets success. He thinks,
"I am an Englishman. English people rule over three quarters of the world. I belong to a glorious
race. Who can check my success ? Nobody can prevent me from attaining success. I am bound to
succeed. What is impossible for me ? Nothing." Such positive thoughts lead him to success.
If a British boy can enhance his will power merely by thinking about his glorious race, why cannot
you do the same ?
"I am the descendant of great sages and saints. I am born in the race of great man of firm resolve
like Bhishma. In my veins flows the blood of King Bhagirath who landed the river Ganges from
heaven. I am the descendant of great sage Agastya who drank the ocean. I am born in a country
where Lord Rama and Lord Krishna (incarnations of Lord Vishnu) lived and even devtas cherish a
desire to take birth in it. I am Indian. How can I be poor, downtrodden? I can't remain poor, meek,
weakling. Nothing is impossible for me. How could I remain a weakling & poor guy, being a
descendant of the great sages who disseminated the message of immortality of soul, divinity of
man and absolute fearlessness to the world? I will cultivate my innate Samskaras of fearlessness. I
will become powerful."

(x) Change the angle of vision

Ramakrishna Param Hamsa said, "Whenever you see a beautiful woman, and if evil thoughts crop
up in your mind, visualise the 'World Mother' (Jagadamba) in her. She is a manifestation of 'World
Mother'. That is why she is so beautiful. She is Divine mother blessing me with her Darshana.
Entertain this Bhava (attitude), evil thoughts will die. When Governor of Kalyana, Bahlol Khan was
defeated by Major General of Shivaji's army, the latter presented a beautiful Begum to Shivaji.
Strict celibate Shivaji looked at her with reverence, and said, "If I have to become beautiful, I will
take birth through your womb, mother." Saying this he scolded his Major and ordered him to send
her with full honour to her husband. Shivaji was a strict celibate because he was a disciple of a
mighty saint Samartha Ramadasa.

Arjuna and Urvashi

Once upon a time, Urvashi came to meet Arjuna in heaven. Beholding her at night in his mansion,
Arjuna with a fear stricken heart, stepped up to recieve her with respect and as soon as he saw
her, the son of Kunti, from modesty, closed his eyes. And saluting her he offered the Apsara such
a worship, as is offered to a superior. And Arjuna said: "O thou foremost of the Apsara, I rever
thee by bending my head down. 0 lady! Let me know thy command. I wait upon thee as thy
servant."
Hearing these words of Arjuna, Urvashi became deprived of her senses and she soon represented
unto Arjuna all that had passed between her and Gandharva Chitrasen. And she said, "O best of
men, on account of thy coming here, 0 Arjuna, Indra had convened a large and charming
assembly in which celestial festivities were held. When I was dancing, thou hardest looked on me,
only with a steadfast gaze. 0 sinless one, commanded by Chitrasen and thy father (Indra) also, I
come to thee in order to wait upon thee. 0 slayer of foes my heart hath been attracted by thy
virtues, and am already under the influence of the God of Love (Kamadev). And 0 hero, even this
is my wish and I have cherished it for ever."
While in heaven, hearing her speak in this strain, Arjuna was overcome with bashfulness and
shutting his ears with his hands he said, "O blessed lady, fie on my sense of hearing, when thou
speaks thus to me. For 0 thou of beautiful face, thou art certainly equal in my estimation unto the
wife of a superior. Even as Kunti here, even this is my wish and I have cherished it forever. 0
auspicious one, of this there is no doubt! That I had gazed particularly at thee, 0 blessed one, is
true. There was a reason for it. In the assembly I gazed at thee with eyes expanded in delight,
thinking, "Even this blooming lady is the mother of kaurava race." 0 blessed Apsara, it behoveth
thee not to entertain other feelings towards me, for thou art superior to my superiors, being the
parent of my race."
Hearing these words of Arjuna, Urvashi answered saying, "O son of the Chief of the celestials, we
Apsaras are free and unconfined in our choice. It behoves thee not, therefore, to esteem me as thy
superior. The sons and grandsons of Puru's race that have come hither in consequence of ascetic
merit do all sport with us, without incurring any sin. Relent, therefore, 0 Arjuna, here it behoveth
thee not to send me away. I am burning with desire. I am devoted to thee. Accept me, 0 thou
giver of proper respect."

(Mahabharat: va naparvani indralokabhigamana parva: 46.47)

Arjuna replied, "O beautiful lady, listen. I truly tell thee. Let the four directions and the transverse
directions, let also the gods listen. 0 sinless one, as Kunti or Madri, or Shachi is unto me so art
thou, the parent of my race, and object of reverence to me, Return, I bend my head unto thee,
and prostrate myself at thy feet. Thou deservest my worship as my own mother, and it behoveth
thee to protect me as a son."
Thus addressed by Arjuna, Urvashi was deprived of her senses by wrath. Trembling with rage and
contracting her eyebrows, she cursed Arjuna, saying, "Since thou disregards a woman come to thy
mansion at the command of thy father and of her own motion- a woman besides who is pierced by
the shaft of Kama. Therefore, 0 Arjuna, thou shalt have to pass thy time among females,
unregarded and as a dancer and destitute of manhood and scorned as a eunuch."

Arjuna sought Chitrasen without loss of time. And having found him, he told him all that had
passed between him and Urvashi in the night, repeatedly referring to the curse pronounced upon
him. And Chitrasen also represented everything unto Indra. And Indra calling his son (Arjuna) unto
himself in private, and consoling him in sweet words, smilingly said, " 0 thou best of beings,
having obtained thee, 0 child, Kunti hath today become a truly blessed mother. 0 mighty armed
one, thou hast now vanquished even Rishis (Sages) by the patience and self-control. But 0 giver of
proper respect, the curse that Urvashi hath denounced on thee will be to thy benefit, 0 child, and
stand thee in good stead. 0 Sinless one, ye will have on earth to pass the thirteen years (of your
exile,) unknown to all. It is then that thou shalt suffer the curse of Urvashi. And having passed one
year as a dancer without manhood, thou shalt regain thy power on the expiration of the term."
And it happened so. During his exile, Arjuna worked as a dance teacher in the palace of king Virat,
where Virat's princess learnt performing arts of music and dance from Arjuna in the guise of
Brhannala.
Author of the great epic, (Mahabharata) says, "The desires of the man that listen to this history of
the son of Pandu never run after lustful ends. The foremost of the awfully pure conduct of Arjuna,
become void of pride and arrogance and wrath and other faults, and ascending to heaven, sport
there in bliss."
This is an unprecedented example of beholding all women (except one's legal wife) as mother.
Similar example occurs in the great epic, Ramayana.
Laksmana, the younger brother of Rama, followed Sri Rama for the long period of fourteen years,
though he was perfectly aware of the dangers of the forest. He was pure in thought, word and
deed. He led the life of an ideal Brahmachari, during the fourteen years of exile. He never looked
at the face or body of Sita. His eyes were ever directed towards her lotus-like feet only. When
Sugriva brought Slta's cloak and jewels-which, while she was being carried away by Ravana, she
had allowed to fall on the earth, seeing the monkeys on the mountain - Rama showed them to
Laksmana and asked whether he recognised them. Laksmana said:
"I do not recognise the bracelets or ear-rings; I know only the anklets, for I worshipped her feet
alone." It was due to this attitude of beholding woman as the mother that Laksmana could strictly
observe celibacy for fourteen years.
Meghanada, the son of Ravana, had conquered even the Indra, the lord of gods. He had a boon of
being invincible to all except to one who 'could abstain from all sorts of sensual enjoyments at
least for fourteen years. Laksmana destroyed him by the power of his purity, by the power of his
Brahmacharya. This illustrates the significance of Brahmacharya.
Indian civilization has given such a high and holy status to the mother that this attitude of
beholding mother as goddess can save the mankind from utter ruin. Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
and other saints of his level, when tempted to licentious women, saved themselves from lust by
beholding the mother in them. This motherly attitude (Matribhava) protects the mind from all
passions. Whenever you see a woman and the evil thought arises in your mind, you should
become cautious and develop Matribhava to her.

(xi) Read good spiritual books

As you read, so does your mind think? And as you think, so you become. Those who are in a habit.
Of reading novels and pocket books that deal with passion and love, (pornographic literature),
cannot progress in life. Novel reading fills the mind with base, lustful thoughts and excites passion.
Therefore, one who reads such literature cannot preserve his seminal energy. Do not read those
joumals that excite your lower instincts. Now days, under the influence of western culture, some

people produce and distribute exciting films (blue films). They arrange private shows for children,
teenagers, and adolescent people. The American government is now using television as medium to
warn children against teachers and other adults who are child molesters. This situation has got out
of control to a great extent. Such pedophiles should be severely punished. Abuse of children must
be prevented. Sometimes, when the parents are not at home, the children hire exciting
videocassettes from cassette libraries and see at home. These films destroy the character and
youth of the spectators. They spoil the minds of young men by the distribution of these worthless
& vulgar films and videocassettes. The whole atmosphere is polluted. Severe punishment is
awaiting them in the Yamaloka (terrible hell). No doubt, they will suffer the consequences of their
sins but to save the young generation from ethical, moral and spiritual downfall is the primary duty
of the Indian Government and the leaders of the society. Everybody should make efforts to save
children and teenagers from falling a prey to such video-film (blue film) monsters.
Put an end to going to exciting films and seeing serials on television. Do not allow your children to
see such movies. Do not see vulgar sensuous scenes wherever it may be. Do not indulge in naked
pictures or bluefilms. All these tend to increase passion and deplete semen.
Multinational television serials are the chains of westem civilisation to capture the victim unaware
in its glittering fetters. You should strictly avoid these and compel your children to do so.
Children are the invaluable assets to the nation. If chidren are ruined, the nation is ruined. And in
order to save the nation from utter ruin, children should be saved from sex abuse. Therefore,
prodigal children should be protected from drug addiction, cheap-aphrodisiac literature, exciting
films and blue films.
In order to build the character of school-going children and college students, they should be
provided and encouraged to read the books on Brachmacharya, so that they can know the glory of
Brahmacharya and by its practice, become brilliant and promising students. This is our moral duty.
It is the moral duty of the government also that it should make all efforts to propagate the books
of Brahmacharya among all students, for children (students) of today are the builders of future
Indian nation.
If you read biography of any great person, you will find good literature as the source of their
inspiration. Emerson was a great American Philosopher. Thoreau's character and literature
exercised a great influence on him. Thoreau practised Brahmacharya. He wrote, "I bathe everyday
in the sanctifying water of (the teachings of) 'Bhagavadgita'. Although this gem of spiritual
literature was written many centuries ago, no other scripture (book) can compete or be compared
with it." Indian spiritual lore exercised a fascinating influence on the mind of the famous journalist
and writer, Paul Brunton. That inspired him to visit India, where he was blessed with Darshan of
Ramana Maharsi and other great saints and Yogis.
Our great martyrs Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh and Vir Savarkar were inspired by patriotic
literature to dedicate and sacrifice their lives for the liberation of India. Therefore, the glory of
good literature is beyond words. There are so many great inspiring spiritual books reflecting the
glory of Indian civilization viz, 'Yoga-Vagistha Maha Ramayan', 'Shrimad Bhdgavadgita',
'Upanishads', 'Daas Bodh', 'Vivek Chudamani', 'Sukhmani', publications of Shri Ramakrishna
mission, books by Swami Ramatirtha, etc etc. Make study of such literatures an indispensable part
of your daily routine. Books that deal with love stories exciting passion and pornographic
literatures should be either thrown into dustbin or reduced to ashes. You should strictly avoid
these and give them not to others for reading. Reading of spiritual literature is of immense value in
observing Brahmacharya. Always read a spiritual book in the morning after taking bath (and
before going to job) and at night just before retiring to bed. The pure, sublime-elevating thoughts
of the book will displace the evil (passionate) thoughts of your mind and you will not become a
victim of sexual thoughts and fantasies.

For protecting the semen, it is essential to wear always a strip of cloth (Langoti or Kaupin or loin
cloth) over the private part, for there will be no night emission and growth of inflammation or any
other disease of the testicles. This will help you in keeping up Brahmacharya.
Do not witness vulgar sensuous scenes wherever it may be. Do not indulge in seeing naked
pictures and advertising posters. All these tend to increase passion. You should strictly avoid it.
Immoral songs produce a bad, deep impression in the mind. Aspirants should run away from
places where vicious songs, poems, vulgar film songs, pop music or disco songs are sung or played
on radio, transistor or cassette player.

Miracles of preserving seminal energy

Semen is the vital energy, which supports your life. Each and every sperm is capable of producing
a human being (if given a chance to fertilize). The great spiritual masters like Acharya Shankara,
Saint Kabir, Guru Nanak, the great warriors, the ingenious scientists and fascinating writers were
born through seminal energy. Even in the future all geniuses will be born through seminal energy.
One who does not conserve his seminal energy, and wastes it for momentary sensual pleasures
paves his way towards self- destruction.

"Semen is brightness, strength and (Self) Atma." -(Satapath brahman).

Semen is such a vital sublimating force for uplifting the life. Following are the examples of those
who wasted it and incurred the great irreparable loss:
Grandsire Bhishma and the great Abhimanyu
There were two great battles, which took place during the war of Mahabharat. One is of grandsire
Bhisma and the other of Abhimanyu. Bhisma was a Naisthika Brahmachari, i.e. life long celibate.
Therefore he was a man of boundless power. Lord Krishna had taken a vow that during the war he
would not wield any weapon. However, he was compelled to break his vow in the face of the allconquering and irresistible attack that Bhisma mounted on the army of Pandavas. Even Arjuna
armed with celestial weapons could not combat Bhisma's onslaught and Lord Krishna was forced to
take up a wheel of a chariot to protect Arjuna from the arrows showered by Bhisma. It was
through the power of Brahmacharya (alone), that Bhisma could conquer death. When he was
pierced by sharp arrows all over the body, his survival was impossible. Yet (god of) death could
not snatch his life. Lying on the bed of arrows, he gave wonderful discourses on political,
philosophical, religious, social and moral subjects to Yudhisthira. Bhisma waited for the beginning
of auspicious Uttarayana. Then he willingly left his body.
The second battle was that of a charming and brilliant hero Abhimanyu. Arjuna's son, Abhimanyu
fought single handed against the terrific strategy of Kauravas called Chakravyuha. Bhima, the chief
of Pandava army, was left behind. Abhimanyu fought with commendable valour wielding a wheel of
a chariot all alone amidst great warriors of Kauravas. But in the end he was killed because
Abhimanyu sowed the seed of Pandava dynasty before proceeding to his last battle. He had passed
the night before the great battle in the amorous company of his wife Uttara. Due to this act of
infringement of Brahmacharya, he could not conquer death, unlike grandsire Bhisma.
The cause of Prithviraj Chauhan's defeat
Prthviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghauri in sixteen battles, but in the 17th battle, he was
defeated and captured. Mohammed Ghauri blinded Prithviraj by piercing hot iron bares in his eyes.
The astonishing thing is why the sixteen times victorious hero was defeated at the 17th time? The

history says that while going to the battlefield, he was girdled by his beautiful and charming
empress Sanyukta.
These are the evil consequences of wasting seminal energy.
You might have heard about heroic feats of Mahavir Hanuman, the great devotee of Lord
Rama.
Hanuman burnt the whole Lanka and brought news of Sita to Rama. In doing this, he crossed the
ocean by flying in air. In the great war between Rama and Ravana, Hanuman killed many heroes
of the Raksasa army. In that war he made Ravana unconscious by giving just a single blow of his
fist on Ravana's head. He did many superhuman acts. Carrying a big mountain (to get life-giving
herb, 'Sanjivani' for unconscious Laksman) and other great activities were nothing for Hanuman. It
was his celibacy that made him a great hero.
Napoleon, the great conquerer said, "Impossible is not a french word." Yet he was defeated in the
battle of Waterloo. It is said that, when he fell from his zenith, he had split his white blood before
going to the battle. In the evening preceding the battle, he is reported to have allowed himself to
be thrown into the well of carnal pleasure.
In the Bible, Samson has been described as an ideal of courage and bravery.
"My strength is the strength of ten because my heart is pure."
"I never felt the kiss of love, nor maiden's hand in mine."
But when he enjoyed the poisonous wine of a lady's eyes, all his bravery and heroism vanished in
no time.

Swami Ramatirtha's survey

When Swami Ramatirtha was a professor, he had drawn a list of successful and unsuccessful
students. From their inner condition and character, he had come to the conclusion that those
students who were engrossed in base pleasures, during the examination days or just before the
examination, were often unsuccessful, even though they were said to be good students in the
class. On the other hand, those students whose hearts were pure and one pointed during
examination, were always successful.
To control the sexual desires is a herculean task. That is why Manu said: "One should not share his
seat even with one's step-mother, sister, or daughter. The organs of senses are not easily
controllable and lead to the fall of even educated people."

A Word of caution to the youth

I would like to tell something, especially to the youth, for the future of India lies in their hands. In
ancient India, youth worked for upliftment of the nation and discovered scintillating secrets of the
spiritual realm. The youth of modern India is blinded by luxurious living and indulgence in sexual
pleasure. Fashion, style, epicureanism, gluttony and luxury have occupied their minds. The vices
and bad practices are ruining their health, vitality and will power.
This sexual energy is a boon given by God to the youth. It is not a curse pronounced on the youth.
When this sexual energy develops in adolescent (a youth), it fills him with so much vigour and

self-confidence that he feels that he can do anything and everything in the world. But he becomes
victim of vices and bad practices.

Evil effects of masturbation

These bad practices and bad habits of masturbation or excessive sexual intercourse drain the
energy enormously. There appears boils on the body, acne or eruptions on the face, blue lines
around the eyes, sunken eyes, pale face with anaemia, loss of memory, loss of eye sight,
discharge of semen along with urine, enlargement of the testes, pain in the testes, debility,
drowsiness, gloominess, palpitation of heart, pain in the back, loins, head and joints, weak
kidneys, fickle mindedness, lack of thinking power, bad dreams, wet dreams and restlessness of
mind. In the end he suffers from sexual impotency and sterility. This happens particularly in the
age group of 17 to 29 years.
Preservation of this divine energy during this period leads to the attainment of strong will power,
good behaviour, sharp intellect and spiritual exaltation.
It is my sincere appeal to the youth to realize the value of the vital fluid. You must try your level
best to preserve every drop of semen. You should learn and follow the proven techniques of
preserving seminal energy. It has been observed that ordinary aids to the practice of celibacy, like
fasting, diet-control, etc. give temporary benefits only.

An experiment done in U.S.A.

A scientific experiment was carried out in an American school of science. 30 students were given
no food for a fixed period of time. It was observed that their libido subsided. But when they were
given food, libido increased. This shows that fasting gives only a temporary benefit in observation
of celibacy.
Ignorant people adopt foolish methods to kill the Indriyas in order to control sexual desires. They
think that lust can be eradicated completely by such a procedure. They put an iron or brass-loincloth. They are known as Sikadia Baba. Many foolish aspirants amputate the organ of
reproduction. They fail and repeat eventually. Lust is in the mind. Lust finds expression through
organ of reproduction. A tree cannot be destroyed (completely) by cutting off its flowers and
leaves. If the mind is subdued, the tree of lust is uprooted. What a great foolish act is committed
by ignorant people not getting proper guidance.

Suppression or sublimation
Repression or suppression of the sexual desire will not help you much. What is wanted is
transmutation of the sexual energy into Ojas (That is called Sublimation in Western psychology),
which in turn should be used to attain Absolute Bliss. One who has mastered this art is the master
of all. In spite of being a multi-millionaire, knowledgeable, (politically) powerful or highly reputed
(world renowned) person, one who does not know the art of sublimation, he cannot attain Selfrealisation. He is utterly disappointed at the time of death.
Sage Narada was a master of this art. He transformed a robber named 'Valia' into a great sage
named 'Valmiki'. Buddha was a master of this art. He transformed a cruel, heartless murderer
Angulimaal (wearing a garland of fingers) into a great monk of the Buddhist order.
Such great sages possess a yogic power, which transforms even a lustful person into a Sadhak.
Having attained the grace of Shaktipata, one does not have to fight with the lust; Brahmacharya
becomes a natural way of life.

I know some people, who practised not much penance or Japa, yet they are highly revered. And
there are some people who practice penance and japa for many years, yet they don't have
charismatic personality. The reason is that knowingly or unknowingly, their sexual energy is
destroyed either in waking state or sleeping state (wet dreams).

Experiences of sublimation through grace

A Sadhak whom I shall not name, confided to me, "Swamiji, earlier I was not able to stay away
from my wife. I was so much obsessed with sex. But now with your grace I do not indulge in sex
for even six months as the lust does not compel me to do so."
Another gentle man visits the ashram regularly. His wife complained that Swamiji has cast a magic
spell on my husband. Please stop my husband from visiting the ashram. Why should one stop
somebody from visiting an ashram? But she told its reason to the people, who told me. She said,
"Previously we used to sleep together in the same bed. Now he sleeps in a separate bed. I wish he
goes to the movies, and spend time with his former friends and behaves normally. Earlier he paid
heed to me and my needs; but now......."
What a sign of misfortune! She seemed to say, "It does not matter if my husband goes to perition
and his life is ruined. All that matters is that he should be under my control. He should become a
puppet in my hands. That is the selfish and sordid face of worldly love. There is hardly 5% of real
love in it, the rest of the 95% is lust, attachment and selfishness. Unluckily attachment, in the
guise of love, leads us to downfall and degradation."
In the above case, Swamiji (myself) did not cast any magic spell on the man. That man received
the yogic sakti transmitted by me during saktipata. His sexual energy was sublimated. So he got
above sexual desires and enjoyed inner joy of meditation. After receiving nectar, who would look
for sewage water? Even an idiotic fool would not hanker after disgustible, degrading sexual
pleasure if he were enabled to enjoy pure inner joy of Brahmacharya.
For ordinary people, this seems like a great miracle but there is nothing miraculous in it. It is
nothing for the saints versed in the science of Yoga. Science of Yoga is subtler and more powerful
than the physical science. The glory of satsang or association with the enlightened saints is
indescribable. Even a moment's company with saints is quite sufficient to overhaul the old vicious
Samskaras of the people. They can easily observe Brahmacharya without any personal efforts.

How to give up masturbation

The man who has a bad habit of masturbation or who suffers from wet dreams should give up the
evil habit at once. You will be entirely ruined if you continue the practice. Do not be worried.
Forget musing over the past mistakes and think positively and with confidence about your ability
to get rid of evil habits. Give up negative thinking. Let the past not bother you. Let bygones be
bygones. The disease is aggravated by getting worried about it. Let not weakening thoughts enter
your mind. Do not be anxious over sexual energy you have already wasted in past. Up to this time
you were blind and ignorant. You had no idea of the disastrous effect of this evil practice. Wake up
now and girdle up loins to preserve seminal energy in the remaining life.
Remember, the aim is not to suppress the seminal energy but to sublimate it. You do not know
how to sublimate it.. Learn the techniques of sublimation. But before that you should know what is
the meaning of sublimation of seminal energy.

Sublimation of sexual energy

According to yogic science, semen exists in a subtle form throughout the body. It is withdrawn and
elaborated into a gross form in sexual organ under the influence of an electromagnetic (Bioelectric) energy. It is called Kamasakti. Sublimation of sexual energy does not mean flowing the
semen from seminal vesicles to the brain. There is no any duct of vessel through which semen
could flow upwards towards the brain. Sublimation means diversion of bioelectric energy from
sexual organs to central nervous system. This energy is converted into Ojas. Semen remains in the
same place.
When a man looks at a woman clad in fashionable dress, or he thinks of the body of a woman, this
Kamasakti flows downwards and activates the genital organs. It is this energy that is used up in
the process of ejaculation of semen. So this is the actual loss of vital energy. The Yogi penetrates
into the subtle hidden nature of things through inner vision. The allopathic doctors and biologists
do not understand the inner Yogic secrets and mysteries. Therefore, doctors often fail to cure
some serious incurable diseases. But Yogis can cure the same merely by casting a look or through
his Yogic powers.
If you may not become a Yogi who has achieved complete sublimation through Self-realisation, it
would be helpful to learn and practice the following techniques of conservation of seminal energy.

Techniques for Conservation of Seminal Energy

Technique: When the sex-centre is stimulated, ejaculation of semen takes place. This method
checks it effectively. If there is a thought of sexual desire in the mind, be alert. Concentrate your
mind on genitals and contract the genitals inwards towards the belly, just as piston is pulled
outwards to fill the pump with water. This is called Yoni Mudra. Then shut your eyes. Meditate,
"Now I am looking upwards from lower sex-organs to the thousand petalled lotus (Sahasraar
Chakra) in brain within my body." The seminal energy flows to whatever point (organ) the mind is
focussed on. If you focus the mind on Sahasraar Chakra, the bioelectric energy, which would have
otherwise, been wasted in ejaculation through the activated Muladhar Chakra, will be sublimated
upwards to the Sahasraar Chakra and will be transmuted into Ojas. But mind well. If your mind is
still covetous of sex-pleasure, you will not succeed in preserving seminal energy. But if you
practise for a few days with discrimination and strong will, you will get abundantly its rewards. You
will directly experience that even though sexual desires come with a force of storm, with this
technique applied, they subside within a few seconds.
Another technique: Whenever any strong sexual desire arises, exhale all the air from lungs
completely and retain the breath out. Then contract your belly and take your navel back towards
the spinal cord. By repeating this two-three times, the passion is pacified and you will be saved
from seminal discharge.
This technique is very simple but it is a very important Yogic manoeuvre. Air in the lungs is called
Apaana Vayu. With the strengthening of Apaana Vayu the sexual organ awakens and the mind
becomes troubled. By forceful expiration of air, Apaana Vayu is weakened. So it cannot activate
the sex-centre. Moreover, by contracting the belly and navel backwards, the remaining energy in
the sex-centre goes towards the navel. So there is no more energy left to activate sex-centre and
thus ejaculation is prevented.
This technique could be practised in any place, without spending any money. This technique should
be practised regularly even when there is no sexual stimulation. It gives excellent benefits.
Herbal aid to celibacy: One can make this Ayurvedic Churna, without much cost at home. Take
dried Amalas (goose berries) the fruits of a tree Emblica Officinalis and grind them into powder.
Ready-made Amala powder is available in the market also. Mix two parts of the Amala powder with
one part of powdered rock-sugar. You may get this ready-made mixture from ashram also.

Take one spoonful of the powder with water half an hour before going to bed. This powder thickens
the semen. It also relieves constipation. It restores the balance of Vata (Wind), Pitta (Bile) and
Kafa (Phelgm). It is also beneficial to those who get wet dreams. Even healthy people can take it
as it helps in self-control.
Use of Gum: Soak 6 Gms. of Gum of Khair tree (Acacia catechu) in water at night. In the morning
take this soaked gum on empty stomach. If this causes loss of appetite, take a few slices of ginger
with lemon juice 5-10 minutes before meals.
Tulsi (ocimum sanctum) : A miraculous herb - Victor Resin, a french doctor says, "Tulsi is a
wonder drug. Tulsi is very useful in regulation of blood pressure, digestive system, erythrocytocis
and mental disorders. It has anti-pyretic and anti-malarial properties also. This has been proved
by research scholars.
Tulsi (Basil) cures many diseases. Moreover, it helps in conservation of seminal energy. It
improves power of memory. Leaf of Tulsi is an excellent herbal medicine. It restores imbalance of
wind, bile and phelgm and thereby helps in cure of many ailments caused due to their imbalance.
It is very useful in cases of blood disorders, cough, worm- infestation etc. It is good for cardiac
disorders also."
A Mantra useful in celibacy: Take some milk in a cup. While gazing at the milk, repeat the
following mantra twenty-one times and thereafter drink the milk. This is an excellent aid to
Brahmacharya. This Mantra is worth remembering by heart.

Is the woman the gateway to hell?

There are many people who object to the view of the Sanyasis that woman is the gateway to hell.
Ladies should not be offended when they read such scriptures. The saints and Sanyasis have great
regards and admiration for women. The same scriptures and saints who censure women in one
place praise them in another. They say, "Women should be honoured. They are manifestations of
sakti or the energy of Lord. Only those who honour women can attain prosperity." Therefore 0
Women ! Try to know the heart of the scriptures and the saints and become wise. Certainly woman
is the creatrix, generatrix and nourisher of the universe. Lust is a potent force, very difficult to a
be got rid of. That is the reason why the saint and scriptures have criticized women in order to
create dispassion and discrimination in men and wean them from lustful tendencies and aggressive
attacks. Women also can keep a mental picture of the component parts of the body of a male in
order to create in themselves disgust for the physical body of a male and develop dispassion
(Vairagya).
In this connection there it will be instructive to narrate a story of a young Sanyasi. While passing
through a village street, he saw a marriage procession. He asked the people what it was. The
people said, "The man sitting on the horse is a bridegroom. He is going to get a girl as his wife and
thereafter they will sleep in a bed together etc.." The young Sanyasi did not comprehend the
implications fully. Engrossed in the thoughts of the couple, the Sanyasi walked on and stopped to
rest on the platform of a well. Being exhausted, he fell asleep within a short time. In sleep he
dreamt that he and his bride were sleeping on the same bed. His wife told him to move over and
he moved. The bride repeatedly asked him to move further and the Sanyasi actually began moving

in his sleep. But his body was gradually reflecting the actions of dream by moving on the platform
towards the well. So he fell into the well. The people passing by the road heard the splashing
sound of someone falling into the well and came running. They managed to pull Sanyasi out by a
rope. The people asked him as to how he fell into the well.
The Sanyasi narrated them the story of his seeing the marriage procession and of his subsequent
dream while sleeping on the platform of the well and then he said aloud, "If the momentary
company of a dream-girl could throw me into the well, God knows where the groom's real wife will
throw him."
The moral is that mere thinking of a woman with sexual feelings causes a Sadhaka's downfall.
Therefore, beware! Try to know the heart of the scriptures and saints and take its benefits by
following it. Do not find faults in their teachings. Do not blame them for criticizing women.

Our Experiences
- The miracle of darsan of a saint
Earlier, I had thought the only pursuit of the life is indulgence in sex. I could not imagine even in
my wildest dream that I could live without a woman. I had already married twice. But when my
second wife expired, when I was 51 year old, I looked for marrying an 18-year-old girl.
Fortunately, I went to have darsan of Sri Lilasahji Bapu at Disa ashram. When I reached the
ashram, he was not there. On opening the door of Mahrishi's hut, I saw a majestic divine figure
with radiant face. His eyes were so brilliantly sparkling with yogic power that I could not gaze at
him. I looked down at his holy feet and heard his nectarine words, "At this age you want to marry
with a bag of flesh and bones?" Pointing his finger upwards to sky, he continued, "Now I will get
you married with Him." I was startled to hear it all. I went home. But surprisingly, I found that the
sexual craving disappeared, the fire of passion had been extinguished. I informed my brothers and
other members of my family that I was not going to marry. At first they thought that I was joking.
But when they learnt of my firm decision, they left no stone untumed to deflect me from my
resolve. As a last resort they locked me up in a room with the 18-years old girl who was going to
be married to me, in the hope that this might make me change my decision.
In the normal course, when alone with a young girl, it would have been natural for me to talk to
her, to touch her. But again I was surprised. I did touch her with the intent of arousing my sexual
desire, but all in vain, as if the key to my sexual urge was with that saint I had earlier met.
He was unknown to me. We had not met earlier. How was he able to read my thoughts? What was
in that laser- sharp glance (of his) that burnt my libido? A young woman and a man locked in a
room all by themselves, is like keeping fire and petrol together. It was nothing less than a miracle
that the sex impulse, which even the Yogis at times are not able to control, had become virtually
nonexistent (pacified) within me; an ordinary human being, just due to the power of a saint's
grace-filled glance. I firmly believed he is God incarnate in human form. At that very moment, I
resolved to be always under the protective wings of his grace.
I immediately made the girl my sister, gave her some money and sent her back with her mother,
and I accepted that saint as my Gurudev. I shifted to the ashram and stayed with him. I practised
sadhanas, under his guidance and I got rid of many chronic ailments. My obesity was controlled.
There was notable loss in my body weight. Later I lived in his vicinity at Sabarmati Ashram (Sant
Sri Asaramji Ashram) and advanced in Yoga.
After sometime, another miraculous event took place in my life. For some work, I went to Disa
ashram and overstayed there. Days went by and I could not make up my mind to return to
Sabarmati Ashram, One day when I was strolling in morning, I had a vision of Gurudev walking
ahead of me. I rushed to prostrate myself at his feet but suddenly the figure vanished. I

understood the message and went to Sabarmati Ashram. Later on I learned that had he not called
me back in time through his vision, I would have experienced a great downfall. I have had a
number of such miraculous experiences. I have taken a final refuge at his feet. That great saint,
my Gurudev is Sant Sri Asaramji Maharaj. What he has done for me cannot be repayed even I
offer him all my material wealth.
I also know of a number of other devotees who have been saved by his divine grace. I am
convinced that the miraculous feats in the lives of truly great saints are not mere myths. Such a
saint is alive amongst us and thousands of aspirants are being uplifted and transformed through
his touch, glance and guidance.
- Mahant Sri Chandiram
Sant Sri Asaramji Ashram
Sabarmati, Ahmedabad
Gujarat, India.

- Experience of divine grace abroad

I had gone to Japan at the invitation of a famous Organisation (C.H.E.T.O.). Being the President of
"Sasmi Co-operative Society, India", I was invited. I toured a number of places in Japan, Thailand,
Indonesia and Singapore. At Bangkok, I had an amazing experience. I went to a nightclub with my
friends and saw a scene that shook me deeply. Young men and women were dancing naked for
sexual satisfaction. Exposed to this horrible perversity, I began to doubt God's grace. Those young
women have to do this kind of extremely abhorrent work just to make a living hurt me deeply. At
that time, I suddenly remembered my Gurudev, Sant Sri Asaramji Maharaj. Immediately I went
into deep trance. My Gurudev appeared and pressed one of my nerves and talked to me. A sweet
and soothing sensation went through my whole being. My mind went into a tranquil state. When I
finally regained my consciousness, I felt that the storm was subsided. Only peace prevailed.
I returned to Surat on 6th March, 1980. Immediately I went to have his darsan. Seeing my Guruji,
I recollected the whole scene of that event that took place at Bangkok and I broke into tears of joy
and gratitude. Guruji takes care of his disciples even if they are thousands of miles away. Seeing
me, Guruji smiled gently. Saints have mind-boggling supernormal powers, which the scientist and
psychologists cannot understand or explain.
People wonder how could Lord Krishna have imparted the lengthy teachings of the 'Bhagvadgita'
on the battlefield ? I believe, I too received instant guidance and succour in the hour of need in a
far off country, at Bangkok. Arjuna must have received answers to his questions by the grace of
Sri Krishna. Atheists, who call the Gita a mythology, probably, have not had the good fortune of
receiving the grace of a seer-saint like my Gurudev. Whenever I recall the sublimating divine
power of My Gurudev, I am filled with deep peace and divine bliss.
Jayantilcil B. Vczdivi7la
President, Sasmi Co-operative Soc.
Bi7laft road, Su-rat, Gujarat (India)

How to ward off anger

Lust, greed, attachment, pride and anger are the inner enemies, which rob you of the treasure of
Self-bliss. Among all, anger is the most dangerous and detrimental to Sadhana. If a thief enters a
house, some items (fumitures etc.) still remain untaken. But if a house catches fire, everything is
reduced to ashes. Nothing remains.
In the same way, if thieves like greed and attachment enter us, only some of our virtues are
destroyed. But if the fire of anger overtakes, our mind, our entire treasures of Japas, Tapas and
virtues are destroyed. Therefore, beware of anger. It is all right to act out anger, but be ever alert
not to allow it to possess you.
Do not eat hurriedly. Take at least 25 minutes to eat and chew your food properly. If you find it
difficult to ward off anger, press your tips of the fingers into your palms making a fist. Eat sattvic
food. Stay away from garlic, red chillies, and fried foods.
Peace attained through Sadhana (spiritual practice) for the duration of one month is put to naught
by a single fit of anger. Therefore, my beloved brothers ! be careful. Do not waste away your
priceless life.
If you want to be happy and cheerful take a mixture of following contents every morning:
10 gms Honey, 1 glass of water, 5 to 10 basil (Tulsi) leaves and Sant Kripa Churna. If the churna
or Tulsi are not available, honey alone will do.

Some memorable statements

"And those students who find that world of God through chastity, their is that heavenly country;
theirs in whatever world they are, is freedom."
- Chhandogya Upanisad
"A wise man should avoid married life as if it were a burning pit of live coals. From the contact
comes sensation, from sensation thirst, from thirst clinging, by ceasing from that, the soul is
delivered from all sinful existence."
- Lord Buddha
"These sexual propensities, though they are at first like ripple, acquire the proportions of a sea on
account of a bad company. Whenever the mental image of a woman crops up in your mind with
evil thoughts, repeat mentally "Om Durgaa Devyai Namah " and do mental prostrations."
- Swami Vivananda
"Know that in this world there is nothing that cannot be attained by one who remains from birth
to death a perfect celibate ..... In one person, knowledge of the four Vedas, and in another, perfect
celibacy- of these, the latter is superior to the former who is wanting in celibacy."
- The Mahabharat
"All men and youngmen in particular, can experience the immediate benefit of chastity. The
memory is quiet and tenacious, the brain lively and fertile, the will energetic, the whole character
gains a strength of which libertines have no conception, no prism show us our surroundings under
such heavenly colours as that of chastity, which lights up with its rays the least objects in the
universe and transports us into the purest joys of an abiding happiness that shows neither shadow
neither decline. "
- Prof. Montagaza
"This seed (semen) is marrow to your bones, food to your brains, oil to your joints and sweetness
to your breath and if you are a man, you should never loose a drop of it, until you are fully thirty
years of age and then only for the purpose of having a child which shall be blessed by heaven and
really one of the inmates of the kingdom of heaven by being born again. "
- Dr. Molvil Keith M.D.
Chastity no more injures the body and the soul, self-discipline is better than any other line of
conduct.
- Sir James Pagen
"It is a singularly false notion... the notion of imaginary dangers in absolute continence. Virginity
is a physical, moral and intellectual safeguard to youngmen. "
- Dr. E. Perier